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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Norb Delatte

Puerto Rico. The program isintended to provide students interested in graduate studies with an introduction toresearch methods, and to provide students who will not continue their studies past aBSCE with a better understanding of how research provides the theoretical foundation ofengineering practice. Students work individually with faculty on literature reviews,computer modeling, laboratory testing, and field research. Four students have researchedstructural failure case studies and the technical and ethical lessons to be learned fromthem. Participants also have the opportunity to tour construction sites and constructionmaterial manufacturers’ and fabricator’s facilities. During the past three years, an ethicsseminar series has been added. At

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Integrating HSS into the Engineering Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

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Dave Hergert; Ron Earley; Suguna Bommaraju

designcourse is embedded with these attributes so that the student graduates with a well-roundededucation.This paper describes how the engineering technology capstone course (senior design project) atMiami University has been structured to facilitate Liberal education council’s guidelines. The fourcomponents of liberal education are explained in this paper and a discussion of how each of theseattributes is enhanced in the course is presented. For example, the capstone course offers a uniqueopportunity to learn about ethics (understanding contexts attribute). Because the department doesnot have a separate ethics course, a guest speaker lecture on ethics is arranged in the senior designcourse. Students apply this concept to a hypothetical scenario

Conference Session

Industry Initiatives for Graduate Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Fred Brown; Mel Mendelson

leadership roles in complex, multi-disciplinary projects. The emphasis is on meeting all customer requirements in the broadestsense – including the quality, technical, schedule, financial, legal/environmental, ethical,international, and customer satisfaction aspects. Our graduates will be able to integrate acrosstechnical and business disciplines to creatively design affordable solutions to a wide varietyof problems. The program’s techniques will lead to shorter product development cycles andlower life-cycle costs.LMU’s commitment to ethics will be built into the SELP with an integrated approach todeveloping and practicing ethical strategies in solving problems and integrating/managingprojects

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Assessment in BME Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Marian G. McCord; Susan Blanchard

b: Prepare effective written materials. (3g) • Objective 2, Outcome d: Work effectively in multidisciplinary teams to complete Page 8.1226.1 projects. (3d) Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education • Objective 3, Outcome b: Articulate, identify, and evaluate contemporary ethical issues in biomedical engineering and their impact on society. (3f, 3h, 3j) • Objective 4, Outcome a: Assess, evaluate, and reference peer-reviewed technical

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nancy Gautier

; 1) the instructor can determine immediately theeffectiveness of it in relating the key subject matter; and 2) the instructor can bring out keyconcepts which students may have not deemed as noteworthy. Finally, material may also beincluded on a test as a means of assessment. The teaching of ethics in the computing field has been done using an integrated alternativeapproach in an Information Management course. Lockheed Martin advertised in a 1997 ASEEPrism issue that it had a limited supply of a complimentary Ethics Challenge game for academicprograms. The game was developed by Lockheed Martin in collaboration with Scott Adamsusing DILBERTTM characters to perform ethics training for the employees of Lockheed Martin.This game was

Conference Session

Teaching Design with a Twist

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Jensen

development of an appreciation forengineering, (2) an introduction to the disciplines, (3) the development of competency withspecific engineering topics (e.g., technical communications, engineering ethics, and computerskills), and (4) the building of relationships among students and between students and faculty. Auseful tool to achieve these objectives is a set of integrated case studies.In this paper, the experiences at the University at Buffalo with the use of case studies as the mainpedagogical tool in a large (approx. 420 students) introductory engineering course will bediscussed. The ideal characteristics of case studies and the goals of case study use will bepresented. Techniques for reinforcing key concepts throughout all case studies will be

Conference Session

Capstone Design

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Beyerlein; Phillip Thompson; Denny Davis; Larry McKenzie; Kenneth Gentili

include: (1) motivation, (2) technical competence, (3) judgment and decision making,(4) innovation, (5) client/quality focus, (6) business orientation, (7) product development, (8)professional/ethical, (9) teamwork, (10) change management, and (11) communication. Theseattributes span ABET engineering criteria 3 and 4 requirements.A set of broadly-applicable capstone course learning outcomes is presented to address needs fordeveloping the attributes of top quality engineers and to match capstone course objectives withinengineering curricula.Introduction and ObjectivesIntroduction and RationaleCapstone design courses occupy strategic positions in engineering baccalaureate degreeprograms. They provide senior engineering students open-ended project

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: New Research

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Donna Riley

students as authorities in the classroom, integrating ethics and policy considerations,problematizing science as objectivity, and de-centering western (and male) civilization.Appropriate assessment methods for this type of course are presented with results from the firsttwo classes, pointing to areas for further development. Critiques and limitations of the use ofliberative pedagogies in engineering education are discussed, as well as the potential for thesemethods to address the needs of all students while increasing the accessibility and attractiveness ofengineering for underrepresented groups. 1. 2.Introduction For many years, efforts toward increasing the participation of traditionallyunderrepresented groups in

Conference Session

Student Teams and Active Learning

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Raviv; Rosalyn Berne

Session 2330 Eight-Dimensional Methodology for Innovative Thinking About the Case and Ethics of the Mount Graham, Large Binocular Telescope Project Submitted by:Rosalyn W. Berne, Division of Technology, Culture and Communication,University of Virginia, 351 McCormick Road, Thornton Road, Charlottesville, Va. 22904.434-924-6098. rwb@virginia.eduAnd,Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University, Electrical Engineering Department, FloridaAtlantic University, Boca Raton Florida, 33431. 561-297-2773. ravivd@fau.eduAbstract Case analysis is a common method for

Conference Session

Practice/Industry Partnership

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Enno Koehn

innovative approaches toengineering education11.To enhance this objective, Engineering Criteria 2000 requires that engineering programs mustdemonstrate that their graduates possess the following: (a) An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering (b) An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data (c) An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs (d) An ability to function on multidisciplinary teams (e) An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems (f) An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility (g) An ability to communicate effectively (h) The broad education necessary to understand the impact of

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Johnson; Harold Larson; Charles Standridge; Shirley Fleischmann

Session 2793 An Engineering Experiences Course for Non-Calculus FreshmanCharles R. Standridge, Shirley T. Fleischmann, Harold T. Larson, Paul D. Johnson Grand Valley State UniversityAbstractWe have developed and taught several times an engineering experiences course for our non-calculus ready freshman students. Students, usually in teams, perform a series of active learningexercises that expose them to typical engineering tasks, to the various engineering disciplines, andto engineering ethics. Reading assignments allow them to explore engineering successes andfailures of the past as well as strategies for doing well

Conference Session

Tools for Teaching and Learning

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ann Anderson; Richard Wilk

understandingprofessional and ethical responsibilities and at designing and conducting experiments. However,the spread among the ratings is small and in fact the standard deviation for the averages acrossfaculty is as high as 0.5 so it is impossible to draw conclusions about the relative rankings.Figure 2 presents an alternate way of looking at the assessment data. The figure plots the percentof students who are judged by the faculty to have the ability. These percentages were calculatedby totaling the number of 3, 4, and 5 ratings and dividing by the number of faculty and students.These results indicate that we think the students can use computers effectively and can use

Conference Session

Societal Contexts of Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven VanderLeest

implications, is a strong liberal arts curriculum.An effective liberal arts education helps engineering students to uncover and expose the inherentvalues that are built into technology as it is developed and deployed. It also helps studentsidentify the multitude of ways those values built into a technology affect our society. Recognizingthe feedback between technology and society is essential in evaluating technology effectively froman ethical and moral standpoint.2 Non-neutrality in the literatureThe non-neutrality of technology is well established in the philosophy of technology literature, butthis is not so in our society at large. More importantly, it is not well established within the typicalengineering student population, perhaps because most

Conference Session

Programmatic Curriculum Developments

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Marlee Walton

Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Educationcurriculum: • Understanding cost estimating, planning, and scheduling • Utilizing critical thinking • Communicating effectively to engineers and non-engineers • Understanding the importance of timely and effective communication • Working effectively within multi-disciplinary teams • Understanding the necessity for high professional and ethical standards • Having basic knowledge of business and management principles • Interacting with practicing professionals • Developing leadership skills lizing critical thinkingTo enhance these areas and meet, or exceed, the criteria set

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Capstone Design and Engineering Practice

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Ebel; Roobik Gharabagi

section is, in order, thepreliminary design review (PDR), the critical design review (CDR), and the final designreview (FDR).During the first twelve weeks, various social issues of engineering design are introducedas case studies, including legal, ethical, and environmental. In addition, practical designissues are introduced including cost, ease of use, packaging, resource efficiency, etc.Design students are divided into several working groups. Groups then select projects anddevelop proposals to be presented as the PDR to the department faculty at the end of thefirst twelve weeks. Upon approval of the proposed project, students generate a purchaseorder that contains parts list, quantity, cost, and vendors’ addresses to the departmentsecretary for

Conference Session

Introduction to Engineering: The Present State

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Anita Mahadevan-Jansen

in the use of computing instruments. 3. Work more effectively in small groups as a result of further developed group problem solving skills. 4. Complete the design problem solving process from experience with a semester-long, discipline-specific design project. 5. Begin building professional relationships with faculty members within the student's chosen department. 6. Resolve basic engineering and professional ethical problems. 7. Make an informed decision on an engineering major based on exposure to various fields of engineering from active representatives in those fields. 8. Utilize the common solid foundation to logically lead into the introductory major-specific courses.With this wish list in mind, a

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jane Reel; Christine Allard; Deborah Kaminski; Linda McCloskey

-minute work habits. Perceivers see Judgers as inflexibleand up-tight. Through discussion, students see the value of having both types on a team.Each preference is effective given the right circumstances and each contributes to thesuccess of the team.7. Values and Ethical Decision Making In the final weeks of the course, discussion centers on values and on how valuesinfluence team performance. Students typically struggle with this topic. Theyacknowledge that each individual has different values, but they do not understand howvalues relate to engineering design. Values are not inborn, but are developed over time.Students are introduced to the stages of values development: acceptance, preference, andcommitment. Then the instructor introduces

Conference Session

Introduction to Engineering: The Present State

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephanie Velegol; Ronald Ziemian; Richard Zaccone; Richard Kozick; James Baish; Margot Vigeant

which students used the engineering design process todesign a park. For the second and third segment, students were able to choose two of six quasi-major-specific seminars. Each three-week seminar had a class size around 33 students, a lab sizeof about 16 students, and featured a team-based hands-on project. Seminar titles included:Engineering Athletics, Programming a Computer, Green Engineering, Flinging Things, PastaTowers and Digital Logic Design. Not only did these seminars allow a smaller classroom settingand more in-depth study, we found that it provided an opportunity for both students and facultyto take ownership of the course. The final section was also taught in the large classroom settingand centered on ethics and professional

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Ziegler

predominantly by a highly structured, systematic method of peer evaluation thatemphasizes ethical behavior by members of the team. In the past, peer evaluation has beenavoided due to the inherent problems of students grading other students. However, the solutionprovided in this paper is fair and has been proven very successful. Peer evaluation is especiallyuseful and informative because the actual team members themselves know best the contributionsof each individual member of the team.This paper presents a brief review of suggestions for topics to improve the teaching of teamwork.The primary emphasis of the paper is to present a successful method of assessing individualcontributions to a team. The basis for implementing the teamwork and associated

Conference Session

Instructional Technology

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Norb Delatte

Session 2215 Using Failure Case Studies in Civil Engineering Courses Norbert J. Delatte Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Alabama at BirminghamAbstractThe study of engineering failures can offer students valuable insights into associated technical,ethical, and professional issues. Lessons learned from failures have substantially affected civilengineering practice. For the student, study of these cases can help place design and analysisprocedures into historical context and reinforce the necessity of

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Amir Karimi

presentations (includingvisuals). Discussions in engineering ethics and selected case studies are integrated in this course.Students are also introduced to machine shop operation and assignments are given for fabricationof mechanical system components. The selected project itself is then completed in ME 4813-MEDesign Project.The local industry representatives are invited to provide design topics and sponsor projects.Several manufacturing companies and consulting firms have responded positively and activelyparticipated in funding and mentoring several capstone design projects. Engineers employed bythese companies have served as project mentors and participated in evaluating the final reportsand oral presentations. The industrial participation in our

Conference Session

Perceived Quality Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Shelia Barnett; Joan Burtner

, ethics, teamwork, leadership, andmeeting skills; however, other EC2000 a-k outcomes such as global and contemporary issueswere not included in the survey. The Wankat, Oreovicz and Delgass19 results as well as those ofCanale, Cates, and Duwart8 indicate that students' non-course activities such as co-ops andinternships offer a very good opportunity for students to develop their soft skills.The Mercer University School of Engineering (MUSE) supports industrial experience as anapproach to learning. We know that practical experience adds relevance to the student’seducation and will fortify their learning process. To help facilitate this process, learningobjectives were developed for the Industrial Experience Program: to improve student

Conference Session

New Ideas in Energy Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Idowu

engineers in practice with a very limited knowledge of the theory and application ofenergy conversion devices. This paper highlights a required undergraduate course on energysystems and conversion for electrical engineering (EE) students at Penn State University -Harrisburg. The new course format adds components that are not typically included in thestudents’ exposure to the subject. It guides students to explore various energy sources,conversion technologies, and highlights economic, environmental, sustainability, ethical, healthand safety, social, and political issues in energy use.IntroductionMany electrical engineering (EE) programs traditionally include an energy conversion course inthe program requirements for the undergraduate degree. This

Conference Session

Partnerships in IE Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jon Marvel

WorkEnvironments. Students are required to complete a minimum of three out of the four courses.The Manufacturing Operations courses were originally designed for engineers without anybackground in industrial engineering topics, such as mechanical or chemical engineers whoseprimary job responsibilities are in the area of production operations.The professional practice component includes courses in Project Management, EngineeringDesign, and a course in Law, Ethics and the Environment. The course in project management isdesigned to provide the students with the necessary skills to manage engineering projects. Thestudent is expected to use these concepts when planning and completing the capstone project.Law, Ethics, and the Environment is a discussion-oriented

Conference Session

Capstone Design and Engineering Practice

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

John Gesink; S. Hossein Mousavinezhad

including the Critical Path Method (CPM) and Program Evaluation and Review Techniques (PERT) For most of these topics we us the textbook Design of Devices and Systems, byMiddendorf & Engelman, Marcel Dekker, 1998, and have found it to be very effective. Wesupplement this with readings from Scientific American, The Wall Street Journal (case studies)and numerous other publications.Engineering professionalism segment of the Design I course A indicated above, the majority of this first of the two courses is devoted to engineeringdesign issues and the related tasks associated with Project Proposal production. We do however,devote significant time to ethics and to professional engineering registration. Our anchor for

Conference Session

Assessment in BME Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Mente; Marian McCord; Joni Spurlin; H. Troy Nagle; Susan Blanchard

apply engineering principles, procedures, and time management skills needed to solve complex, real-world problems. 3. To impart a sense of professional responsibility and work ethic in performing engineering tasks at a high level of expertise and accept the ethical responsibility to be accountable for the social and environmental impact of engineering practices. 4. To establish an educational environment in which students participate in inter- disciplinary activities, which will broaden their engineering education, help them develop professional interaction skills, and more effectively prepare students to work in today's integrated team environment. 5. To offer a curriculum that provides students an opportunity to become broadly educated

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Eli Fromm; Jack McGourty

1 Session # 1630 Figure 1. The Gateway Web RepositoryThe Gateway Web Repository was designed to offer educators the ability to search anddownload learning resources in the areas of engineering curricula, professionaldevelopment, student mentoring and retention, and outcome-based assessment. In eachcategory, educators can find resources to support classroom activities as well as facultydevelopment and administrative tools. For example, a series of monographs on studentoral and written communication as well as course modules emphasizing ethics can befound on the Coalition's web site. Information on the Coalition’s various mentoring andsupport

Conference Session

Simulation Courses & BME Laboratories

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ross Shonat

programs, are identified: • Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental physiologic principles necessary for working with animals in the laboratory (ABET program criteria for Bioengineering). • Appreciate the ethical responsibilities associated with working with animals in the laboratory (ABET criterion 3f). • Perform basic anesthetic and surgical procedures on the rat animal model (ABET criterion 3b and program criteria for Bioengineering). • Utilize modern engineering tools to make measurements on and interpret data from a living system (ABET criteria 3b, 3k, and program criteria for Bioengineering). • Apply knowledge of mathematics and statistics to the analysis and

Conference Session

Programmatic Curriculum Developments

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Sutterer

bythe United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development11 as “...developmentthat meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations tomeet their own needs...” It is well documented that a worldwide crisis is approaching ifsustainability does not become a fundame ntal consideration in development.10ASCE recognizes this need, as documented in its first fundamental Canon of its Code of Ethics:“Engineers shall hold paramount the safety, health and welfare of the public and shall strive tocomply with the principles of sustainable development in the performance of their professionalduties.3 ” Sustainable engineering is already a major consideration for construction of manyfederal projects, and many

Conference Session

Outreach and Freshman Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Margaret Pinnell; Gabrielle Williamson; Corinne Daprano

oral and written communication, project management,team skills including collaboration and leadership, an appreciation of different cultures andbusiness practices, engineering ethics and understanding the societal, economic andenvironmental impacts of engineering decisions 2-5. Experiential learning as well as the Page 8.75.1 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationopportunity to work on multi-disciplinary and multi “major” teams can provide an opportunityfor students to develop these